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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Vatican
City, 20 June 2013
(VIS) – As part of the Year of Faith, the pontifical
representatives, the apostolic nuncios, will meet with the Holy
Father this Friday and Saturday, 21-22 June.

Tomorrow,
Friday at 10:30am, the Pope will receive the nuncios in the
Clementine Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Palace. In the afternoon,
from 4:30 to 5:45pm in the pontifical basilica of St. Paul's
Outside-the-Walls, Eucharistic adoration will be held and vespers
will be celebrated, presided by Cardinal James Michael Harvey,
archpriest of the Basilica. Finally, a meditation will be led by
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for
Culture. At the conclusion of the ceremonies, participants will visit
the Basilica's scavi. In the evening, at 8:30pm, they will have
dinner with the Holy Father in the Oval Patio of the Casina of Pius
IV.

On
Saturday, 22 June, in the Chapel of the St. Peter's Basilica Choir,
Mass will be concelebrated at 9:00am, presided by Cardinal Tarcisio
Bertone, S.D.B., secretary of State. At 10:45am, Terce will be prayed
in the New Synod Hall and the pontifical representatives will have a
working meeting with the superiors of the Secretariat of State. After
the meeting finishes they will have lunch at the Domus Sanctae
Marthae (without the Pope). The Days will conclude with a concert at
5:30pm in the Paul VI Audience Hall.